Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 34.4% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Suriname
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
$4.86
$169.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
$7.65
$266.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
$0.94
$32.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
$0.62
$21.60
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
$1.19
$41.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
$5.00
$174.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
$4.45
$155.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
$2.11
$73.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
$1.54
$53.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
$1.93
$67.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
$0.59
$20.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
$0.81
$28.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$0.97
$33.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.47
$16.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$0.37
$12.96
|
|
pay 14.6% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
$3.17
$110.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
$90.00
$3,136.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
$30,000.00
$1,045,575.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
$25.80
$899.33
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
$37.50
$1,306.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
$405.89
$14,146.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
$249.44
$8,693.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
$79.34
$2,765.14
|
|
pay 92.3% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
$97.50
$3,398.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
$500.00
$17,426.25
|
|
pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
$1.50
$52.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
$2.00
$69.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
$5.25
$182.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
$13.68
$476.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
$4.51
$157.34
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
$52.08
$1,814.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
$45.99
$1,602.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
$99.15
$3,455.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
$173.33
$6,041.10
|
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